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The 2013 Emmy Awards are upon us, and after the predictable (and, in “Nurse Jackie” star Merritt Wever’s case, mercifully brief), acceptance speeches, the stars are heading backstage where they can deliver some real dish — in the press room, where they face reporters’ questions without the benefit of endless preparation.

As the awards roll in and the stars have their say, TheWrap brings you the best, most outrageous and most ridiculous quotes from Sunday’s winners.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Lead actress in a comedy series)

On where she’ll keep her Emmy: “I’m going to sleep with it.”

On what the Emmy win means to her:”It means a ton, because I’ve lost many, many more times than I’ve won.”

On whether she’d be able to go out and celebrate her Emmy win with an infant son at home: “I just hope he is not going impale himself on this [statue].”

“Breaking Bad” cast (Outstanding drama series)

On their Emmys win: “Emmys, bitch!”

Bryan Cranston, on the series win: “This is the answer to a wish and a prayer for me. I have been blessed in the past, and this show has been nominated in the past, but what I wanted is what we got .”

Vince Gilligan, on the importance of streaming: “I think Netflix kept us on the air. I don’t think our show woud have made it past Season 2 without streaming.”

Tony Hale (Supporting actor in a comedy series)

On his Emmy win: “It’s nuts; I completely left my body. It’s so surreal.”

Mark Burnett: (Outstanding reality-competition series, “The Voice”)

On “The Voice”beating out “The Amazing Race”: “Considering everyone comes up to me weekly and says how much they love ‘The Amazing Race,’ it feels pretty good to beat the show I don’t actually produce.”

Stephen Colbert (Outstanding variety series, “The Colbert Report”):

On beating “The Daily Show”: “I’m really proud of [‘The Colbert Report’], but no one is a bigger fan of Jon Stewart than I am … Jon Stewart’s streak is not broken; he is an executive producer on this show.”

Ellen Burstyn (Supporting actress in a mini-series or a movie)

On the commotion in the press room when “Breaking Bad” won Outstanding Drama Series: “You’ve got all the great shows right now; you’re distracted, I don’t blame you.”